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The other day my mother and I got in a bit of an argument over homosexuality and whether or not it was moral. She was adamant that it wasn't, saying, "Anyone who doesn't follow God's law is immoral."…Continue

Hi everyone,I just signed up and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a junior in high school and I've been an atheist for almost 2 years now. Only a couple of my family members know and they are not very…Continue

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"I mostly agree with this, especially about the importance of tolerance. To me, the issue is more about imposed morality, not just morality itself. IMO, most intelligent animals seem to have some sense of morality; the difference with humans is…"

"Once again, I draw the distinction between morals/morality and ethics/ethical behavior. Morals and morality are all about conforming to rules, be they called Commandments or be they couched in a culture's traditions (e.g., it's bad for a…"

"Alyssa, Your question wasn't formed very clearly, and judging from the comments, it has generated a lot of confusion over what exactly it is that you are asking (although part of that is necessarily that they don't know what…"

"Stanford says this about morality....
You could have asked, "Is your favorite color orange?" and gotten more definitive answers than you will get with this question.
According to Webster's definition or immoral, yes... homosexuality…"

"I think that if you believe stealing is wrong but you steal anyway, that's worse because not only are you stealing, you're breaking your own integrity. However, sometimes stealing is necessary, and let's face it, nobody gets…"

"Deconstruct (read closely) "... if one person believed it was wrong to steal and then did it anyway, would this be worse than the person who thought stealing was ok?"
At the moment I'm stealing, I'm concentrating…"

"Well, I'm not arguing universality for ethics or morals, but they are more different and less related than your definition implies. Morals involve authority telling its subjects what's right and wrong, what to do and to never do. Ethics…"

"Hi,
morals are subjective, hence are ethics, since ethics are nothing more but the collective moral beliefs system of a society. This might sound cynical, but there is no objective scale to state that a man who ends a life is worse or better than a…"

"Your proposed theory is quiet impressive but i have the feeling that it is flawed in its proposition. Firstly because you stated morality to be objective and at the same time goes on to state the influences of societal norms and opinions. Which…"

"What people perceive is very time- and culture-bound, not bound with any kind of human nature. The Mayans would cut the heart out of a living being as a sacrifice. The Spartans would toss weakling babies off a cliff. Today, we mutilate male…"

"Thanks for all the comments. Here is a follow-up question: Let's say for a moment that morality IS subjective. Then is there such a thing as a bad person? It seems to me that if morality is relative, then you can't hold another person to…"

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I'm a Junior in high school and have been an atheist for almost 2 years now. I love to read, play the clarinet, and am a Harry Potter and Star Trek fan.

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13-18

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Single

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I live in Utah where all my friends and family are uber-religious and I need to find people who have the same beliefs as me. Hardly anyone around me knows about my new beliefs, and it's driving me insane not being able to talk truthfully to anyone.

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Welcome to the Think Atheist community Alyssa! Join us in the chat on the bottom right of the screen and feel free to ask questions and get involved as much or as little as you want! If you would like to, add me as a friend and I'm also on twitter as RSAnative if you care to follow. Welcome again and make yourself at home!